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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-20
Varieties Of the Orange.


This region still continues Ia attract
much attention from fruit growers and
from tourists. The latter run over from
Palatka to spend the day at Ormond or
Daytona in the great forest orange
groves or on the river or beach and re-
turn to Palatka or Jacksonville at night.
The orange growers continue To hear of
the successes of the Ormond oranges I'm
the exhibitions, and of the generous re-
turns on shipments of Halifax fruit.
Just now the Putnam House. of Palatka,
has secured a large part of Ormond's and
Orlando's exhibit, and delights its North
ern guests with a glorious spread OF the
bright. golden hammock fruit. Many
Northerners are surprised to know that
there is more than one variety Of oranges.
and few have known of more than the
Mandarin. Navel and common orange.
So in viewing the Ormond display.
they wonder at the variety as well as At
the beauty of the fruit. To their eyes
the numerous ornamental oranges, the
myrtle with its clustering fruit and tiny
leaf. the spice or Cleopatra with it's deep.
red color and smell. the Chinese kum-
auat the peculiar nutmeg, and then
the enormous Mandarins and the great
fiat Satsuma, are as interesting To them
as thev are to the eyes OF the orange
grower The handsome and fine-grained
Jaffa and Malta. the heavy seedlet,s
Navel. the noble Halifax King. the rich
and heavy bearing Homosassa. the late
green tinted Hart's Tardiff. grape fruit,
lemons. and plate after plate Of
brightest. heaviest. most delicious look
ing fruit. complete the display and speak
loudly To the transient wcrl1 or what
Florida in general can do and Of what
Ormond i'm particular has done. Halifax
fruit is certainly gaining an enviabie
reputation. 'oRRE.
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SIX PERSONS ARE CERTAINLY CREMAfED.
THAT~8RF$N0Y~BE HALF THE
NUMBER KILLED.
DEATH OF A HERO WHOSE BRAVE
ACT WAS UNAVAILING.
A Meetiss Of citisess Orders All Telephone Wires
to be Taken Down b, Noon Ts-morro~-
CO" Answer No Inquiries.

BUFFALO. n. ", March i9.-Six per-
sons are known to have lost their lives
by the fire at the Richmond Hotel yes
terday. Twenty-one were injured and
five are missing. A largely attended
meeting 4 representative citizens WAS
held at the Merchants Exchange. this af-
ternoon, to take action in favor Of the
removal of all tie eiectrfc wires from
the streets and the placing them under
ground. The meeting grew out Of the
experience If the fire department at the
recent great fires and especially with the
cables strung by the telephone company.
a resolution was adopted declaring il
the sense Of the meeting that the tele
phone company he requested to move
their cables before Monday next at noon
and if they fail to do so then the proper
authorities are requested tn remove
them forthwith.
Henry b. Rumsey. of New York. one
who was so terribly burned about the
body, died at the Fitch Hospital at 10
o'clock this morning. He could have es-
caped without injury but he returned.
after reaching point where his safety
was assured, To help little Jennie Mann,
daughter of one of the proprietOrs of
the hotel He was in his night shirt and
put the child under his shirt next to his
body. The child was badly burned. ami
her condition is such that it is feared sine
cannot recover.
Louis Zendman. another of the injured
guests, was found to-day at Grilner's
Hotel. where he went a. soon as he es-
capped. He had a room in the front.
next to BunneIrs Museum. When he
walked and opened his door seven per
sons men and women. ran in from tine
corridor. Zendman and two Others
jumped to the roof of the museum and
escaped through skylight and room
through the building to the street. All
three were badly hurt and burned. but
will recover. Zendman il certain that
only two ont of the .s.yen in his room
escaped.
The body of one man was found this
morning in the ruins near the south
wall. The body WAS burned. probably
beyond recognition. He is supposed To
he Hiram Benedict. of Lockport. \. y.
Three or four persons taken to the
Sisters of Charity hospital Yesterday are
in very precarious condition. They
are all girls employed in the hotel. A
number Of inquiries have been received
to-day from people who had reason to
believe their missing friends were among
the guests OF the burned hotel. No salts
faction could be given to any'of them
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WHERE Is LAWTON +!
HIS PARTNER IS ALSO MISSING.
WssAssfsi Essichins Power sf ihs Fertilizer o.
the Absese1er's Pocket hothiss
in the Safe.

New YORK, March 19.-The where
abouts of Rufus Kirkland, the confiden-
tial clerk and partner of Walter f. Law
ton. who absconded Tuesday. taking
over half million dollars, are almost as
little known as that Of Lawton. Kirk
land has not been at the office of the
Narassa Company for two days, and the
same story is told at the Office of the
Ammoniate and Oil Company Of which
supposition is that he has gone away. as
he went to the depot with Lawton and
then took out attachments against Law
toms property which he himself had an
interest in.
The sheriff is still in possession Of
Lawton's Broadway Office and what
books are left are still untouched in the
safe. The creditors have not yet been
called together. nor has any attempt
been made to settle with them. Jones,
of the Del Azotin Company. the princi-
pal stock of which was owned by Law
suffer much. az the attachments he had
obtained would he used for the benefit
of the creditors in general. The proper
ty at Little Ferry. y. j.. worth about
$30. 1000. and ON the Island of Navassa,
would also he attached. No estimate of
his liabilities can vet be made. as the
Lawton firm had their papers scattered
all over the country. The principal loss.
it is believd. will fall on the banks.
Abraham Killing. of No. 261 Broadway.
who has obtained some 1925 900 worth
of attachments against the estate of
Walter E. Iawton, said to-day that the
missing mans safe had been opened and
found to contain not a dollar that could
be applied to the settlement of Lawton's
personal estate The only things found
in the safe were the books of the various
companies in which hs was interested.
The safe-opening also showed that Law
ton had totally destroyed, not only his
check books. but his cash book ledger
and offics files, so that the last hope of
the creditors. chung to for unravelling
the mans mysterious actions. is gone.
WILMINGTON, y. c.. March I9.-The
Navassa Guano Company, of this city,
state that they are not and never have
been indOrsers for Walter e. Lawton, of
New York. who has absconded. They
say he was their agent for purchasing
supplies in New York. but had no finan-
cial control nor authority over the COM
pany's affairs.
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The National small Change.

WASHINGTON. March IA statement
has been prepared at the Treasury De-
partment showing the amount of small
notes, standard dollars and fractional
silver outstanding March LIST. 1897. as
compared with the amount outstanding
July ist, 1885. From this is appears that
the legal tender small notes, one, two
and five dollars have decreased 81 .9OO.-
900; National Bank small notes decreased
a. .1OO.O 900; standard dollars increased
q. .6OO. 900; fractional silver increased
q, 900. 900. and small silver certificates to
the amount Of $4,000. 900 been issued
The net increase of money of the de-
nomination Of five dollars and less now
in circulation is $19 600 600.
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Collisions In New York Waters.

NEW YORK, March 19.-The ferryboat
Pacific, of the South Ferry line, ran
down and sank the bark Gunhilda. be
longing to the New York Central Rail-
road, off the Battery. last night. The
cargo of -four. valued at 100000, is a to-
tai loss. The ferry boat received but
trifiing inju ry-
sank, off Willet's Point, the schooner A.
w. Thompson. Two or three of the
schOOner's crew were drowned. Another
was picked up by boat from the Idle
wild. His head was split open and he
will probably die. The schooner is said
To- have tackled directly across the Idle
wilds bow
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-20
MAKING 1T TIGHT.
a Sirginis LegislatOr's Idea of Enforcing
the kiddlebergsr Act

a Sirginis Legislator's Idea Of Enforcing
the kiddleberger Act
RICHMOND, Va, March l9.-In the
House Of Delegates to-day. a lengthy pre-
ambIe and resolution were introduced by
MIR. Hoge, of Pulaski. in relation to the
State debt. The resolution provides for
the appointment of committee of ten
on the part of the House and seven on
the part of the Senate to prepare a bill at
as early a day possible, the effect Of
which shall he to call conditional con-
vention for the purpose of amending the
constitution in variou particulars so as
to- bar and prohibit all future Legisla-
lures from making appropriation and
provision for the payment of the princi-
pal of said debt or any part thereof which
shall not have been funded under the
provisions of the Riddleberger bill with
in six months from the passage of the
act. and the committee shall be required
to draft bill or bills that will render
Intellectual. il possible, the payment Of
taxes i'm coupons. The paper was laid
ON the table. Mr.. Hoge gave notice.
however. that he would call it up again
Tuesday morning.
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Only Truth Hurts
Waldo Advertiser.


Neither the opponents of Gov. Perry.
nor the advocates Of Ex-Gov. Bloxham
can strengthen the cause OF the one or
weaken that of the other by detraction
OF the former. The surreptitious efforts
tn injure Gov. Perry in the esteem OF the
people by such anonymous >cribbiers as
Lex" are neither honorable nor manly.
No man who seeks thus To distil through
the alembic of the press the miserable
rinsings of prejudic and ignorance Is
worthy Of respect nor are his lucubra-
tions worthy Of credence. The charge
nv this scribbler is ridiculous and we
confess that we are indeed surprised that
- astute . politician and 30 intelligent
q gentleman. as the editor Of the Times
Union. should have permitted such sickiy
rot to appear in its columns. The story
merits only contempt, for II rs Pialn that
il is made Of mendacity and with the au-
thor truth has little or no significance
whatevev
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-03-20
THE COLORED STATE FAIR.
Married Ut the Fair-A Garment Made of
Rattlesnake skins.
Corresppndeuce Palatka News

Married 1T the Fair-A Garment Made of
Rsttlesnske skins.
Correspondence Paiatka News
JACKSONVILLE, March 10. 1885,.
The COlored State Fair closed to-day
with races 1t has been well attended
and is pronounced by Northern visitors
the most successful fair ever run by
colored people
One of the features of the day was q
marriage. 4 full set of furniture, in
cluding kitchen stove and utensils had
been offered to the couple intending to
he married within six months. who
would be welded within the fair grounds.
Accepting this invitation barber named
Watts was married to Miss Hathaway in
the presence of 5000 persons, to-day.
The officiating clergyman was the Rev.
w. p. Ross.
Miss. Hattie NJ. Kicks played a we'd
ding march on the piano. This interest
ing ceremony took place in the main
building. under the arch of the Sumter
County exhibition. Miss Sarah Smalls,
daughter of the colored Congressman
SmaIls. of South Carolina. made the
bride valuable present.
One Of the interesting exhibits was a
safe. made by W. j. Purcell. of Putnam
County. a man aged IS years. Another
was a vest made altogether of rattle
snake skins. by Hunter Arlington. Of
ST. Augustine.
A gentleman from Saratoga, n V,
offered $50 for this garment, but the
owner would not sell. Another interest
ing exhibit was made by the Rev. VIM
Bell, Of this county, who showed sec
ond crop of oranges. ripe oranges and
blossoms on the same branch.
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New York Tribune.

A few years ago a Western Congress
man went to one of the Washington
theaters to witness the performance of
the Daughter of the Regiment The
Western official was a large man. over
six feet tall. who had been brave soldier
in the war He followed the scenes in
the play with rapt interest. growing
more and more excited. In the scenes.
where the soldier. seated on his coffin. is
about to be shot. and the daughter
rushes forward and receives the volley
intended for her lover. the Congressman
could not control himself. He sprang
up. trembling with excitement. and
with tears in his eyes. exclaimed: "D-n
it. / saw n q too bad.
One Of the party with him-who has
since come into the Senate-qaickly
caught him by the coat skirts and pulled
him down into his seaf. When he was
fairly settled and realized that his friends
Were laughing af him. he became calm
and joined in the laugh himseh. IL was
q long time before he heard the last of
the Daughter Of the Regiment
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THE GEORGIA BOON.
Real Estate Specalssioa Flying Nigh
LlNernl O6orv-

Real Estate Speculation Flying High
LiSsssl OHsrs-
ATLANTA. Ga. March I9-The move
ment of Northern capital. which has
been 50 largely directed towards the
South. seems n.,w to have been turned
toward Georgia. where the activity in
Large proportions. As AN indication Of
this NAV he mentioned Northwest
Georgia. Of which Rome is the centre.
In all that section there has been great
revival Of business. and the rise in real
estate has been remarkable. The pros
and brown iron ore. manganese. marble
and coal abound.
The business men of Rome have assO-
ciated under the presidency of W.
p, Simpson. for the development of the
resources of that section. One hundred
men were put To work yesterday. clear
ing land upon which to erect the con-
templated enterprise for which the
money is now in nand. A premium of
fifty per cent. was to-day offered for the
original shares Of the company Those
enterprises are Of public instead of q
private character. the citizens feeling
that aid should he given to reliable in
vestors who mean genuine Improvements.
Their object is to contribute To such en-
terprises as a nevdidence of their faith in
the country. Twenty-fi five thousand dol
lars will he donated, for instance. to any
hotel man who will erect a suitable
building for that purpose.
The lands around Floyd County.
which hitherto Jagged at fifty dollars an
acre. are now held firm AT one thousand.
Rome is in the centre Of mineral region
with 800 miles of river navigation.
Rome is also the geographical centre OF
the East Tennessee system, besides the
other railroad outlets. These advan-
tages seem to have attracted the special
attention OF Northern investors.
Besides Rome, Dalton. Gainesville.
Hawkinsville. Griffin. Americus and in
fact all the considerable trade centers of
the state are experiencing the general
bnoyancy. The larger cities. Of course.
are fully alive
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EXPECTED AN ACCIDENT.

Ies1imoay ef PnoooaOes Whe Went pews WWh
The asilssaA Wsseh hsss ossAsa.
BOSTON, March 1.-The Railroad Com
missioners to-day heard further testi-
mony concerning the Roslindale acci-
dent. George Dennet. of West Roxbury,
a passenger ON the train, testified that he
was in the first car, three seats from the
rear just as the car got to the Boston
end of the bridge it bumped as a horse
car will when il is of the track. The
shock was violent enough to throw the
witness of the seat and the car went on
humping till it stopped The witness
noticed no snap before the humping be
gan and noticed no more than the usual
swaying of the cars around the curves
He had no more anxiety than usual that
morning. for 1--WE all expected to go
down with that bridge sometime"
Commissioner Crocker-.'What did
your anxiety arise FROM"
Witness From the looks of the
bridge. II looked unsafe and we thought
il would go some time. The witness tried
to tell the order Of the cars, but could
not recOllect the numbers. He was sure,
however, that it was the fourth car that
was broken up beneath the, others and
he thought it lucky that he got out Of it
alive. He knew no more until about
an houDafter the accident. The stove
doors were all locked, but some Goals
got out of the broken bottom and set fire
to the upholstery. The train was running
at about its usual speed, i2 or Is miles
an hour. Some five or six years ago he
stood ON the center of this bridge when
the train went over. He never tried il
again because the bridge swayed and
Jared 81. He thought the bridge un-
safe from the lightnesss of the construc-
ton; .'for it seemed only mass
of threads"
The hearing was then adjourned un til
? O'Clock Monday afternoon.
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One -Two-Look Out, Canada.

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Acting Sec
retary Fairchild has issued a circular to
customs officers promulgating the recent
act of Congress authorizing the Presi-
ident to protect the rights of American
fishing vessels, American fishermen and
American trading and other vessels in
certain cases." etc, and the act relating
to 1.-The importing and landing Of mack
erel caught during the spawning sea-
SON." and calling particular attention to
other provisions.
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setting him. He deplores the necessity
which constantly exists for costly ex-
tensive precautions for his personal safe
ty, whenever he desires to travel. or
even to move beyond the pre-
cincts of the palace. restric-
tons which impede his movements
and prevent his seeing his people as they
are and judging for himself concerning
their needs. The Cars aversion to
piunging Russia into ruinous and fruit
less war is as great as ever No change
in his convictions in this respect is ex-
pected by his advisers except in conform
ity with his views on Russian imperial
interests.
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The widow of the Famous Preacher Q.
Visit Paiatka This Week
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher. wife of the
late distinguished pastor Of Plymouth
Church. is at present in Atlanta. Ga.
having come South by order of her
physician. Mr. O. g. Barron. proprie-
tor of the Putnam House. Yesterday
telegraphed her an invitation To come Ia
Palatka a his guest. and in the after
noon received th. following answer by
wire
ATLANTA. GA. Marrh ~. lss..
~. q. Barron. Pullman House.
Thanks. Shall come TUESDAY or W~l-
neSday. the a2d or 23d inst.
Mrs. H. W. BEECHER.
Mrs. Beecher is frequent visitor Ia
Florida. and has many warm personal
friends i'm the State who will be glad Ia
learn that she will soon be with them
again.
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Two Men Killed nv an Explosion

VAN VERT. OHIO, March ia boiler
in o. III. Psefsler's saw-mill exploded to-
day and killed two persons. There was
a strike in the mill and volunteer gang
of hands was getting out lumber To till a
contract The mill is almost a total
wreck. The hands were loading a car
and escaped injury. but Sam Miller, a
stave bolt maker. and Frank Burtsfield,
a school teacher. who were in the build
ing. We're instantly killed. The top of
Miller's head was blown of and he was
mutilated beyond recognition. He leaves
a family Burtsfield's skull was crushed.
his arms and legs were broken and he was
otherwise mangled.
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It's the Ok Now.

That extreme sensitive and scrupulous
regard for veracity that causes 81. Je-
rome Edmunds TO complain that the Sen
ate clock stole ten minutes ~ noon on
the 4th OF March never troubled the Yer
mont patriot when the saline thing Was
done under Republican Presidents ~ the
senate II the clock was set hack. the
fraud and deception" was one Of which
Mr.. ingalls,. the Republican President Of
the Senate, ID primarily responsible. and
cess0ry 10 the cheat on the President
nd the country. II Mr. Edmunds' in
formation Was correct, and he knew OF
the trick. he should consider himsef Do
barred from trying 10 make political cap
ital By taking aAvantage nf his own
wrnng doing.
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Rus.in,. Domestic Policy.

ST PETERsBU RG, March 19.-The follow
ing is an authorized official declaration
concerning the attempt upon the life of
the czar:
Ii is not believed that the active
section of the Constitutional party has
such an extreme and influential follow
ing as some foreign journals represent.
The Constitutionalists, instead of being
wholly distinct from the Nihilists, are
nothing but executors of the
mil<ler programme cloaking the
violent methods of Nihilisn, 50
as to secure a certain amount Of toler-
ance from the educated and thoughtful
classes i'm Russia. The Cars advisers
are convinced from long observa-
tion that the influential classes in Rus
sia do not consider that the time
has yet arrived in the political devel-
opment of the empire for the intro
duction Of Constitutional government
by His Majesty, nor do the Panslavist
party desire Constitntionalism. On the
contrary. they declare that an autocratic
form OF Government, tempered by q
Just administration of codified law. is de-
sirable until the Russian territorial ex-
pansion has reached the limits set for il
by Panslavist ideas.
State Socialism, recently promoted in
Germany by Prince Bismarck, is being
carefully studied by the Russian Gov
ernment, the Czar being being well dis
posed in favor Of such economic changes
In the territories under Roman sway as
shall conduce to the happiness and wei
fare Of the Russian people.
The Gar wQs deeply impressed by the
terrible circumstances under which his
father met his DEATH The last attempt
upon his own life, projected by Nihilists,
produced q feeling Of horror. Still it is
unlikely that il will lead to a change Of
his previous policy. His Majesty cannot
but view with mingled bitterness and re
gret the position in which he IL placed
by the threats and perils continually BE-
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SENATOR SHERMAN At TAMPA.
A Rough Voyage from Hsvans and on the
Florida Coast

Florida Coast
TAMPA. FLA. March Ex-senator
Sherman and his party arrived at Tampa
safely this afternoon, after a very rough
passage from Havana. The steamer
Mascotte was forced to lay over one
night at Key West on account of the
storm, and came by way of the Dry Tor
tugas instead of by the short regular
route. A storm was also encountered
between Key West and Tampa. The
party will leave tonight for Jackson
vile. and will arrive in Washington
on Tuesday. Senator Sherman will leave
the party at Jacksonville to go to Nash
willie, where he will make a speech on the
9th
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Ls,ss SIS. 900.

SAVANNAH. March ia fire occurred
tonight in the block Of brick ware
houses at Bay and Jefferson streets j.
r. Whitehead. commission merchant,
lost $5.OOO on stock: Ehrlick Bros. gro
Gers. $4,000 on stock: l. Herman fur
niture. in the hands of a receiver, u 600;
all covered by insurance in dozen
companies. The buildings are owned BY
the Union Society. Loss, t2 2.O0- The
origin of the fire Is unknown
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New Orleans Race.

NEw ORLEANS. March l9.-First race
: mile. Gulnsre won, Gen. Price. second |:
John Henry. third: time: 100
Second race. I mile. Volcano, won
Linda Payne second. Tam O'Shsnter.
third: time: :3O
Third race. 4 mile. Panama won. Pro-
bus. second: Glendale. third. time: i:is.
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For Meade Pioneer.

The Orange County Reporter is turn
ing more light on the big Jones ''seal.
in which Gov. Bloxham figures conspic'
uously The Reporter claims 70 have
all the proof at hand, and ready TO prove
up in court IL sued for libel. Il seems
that af least one ..mangy cur" n getting
uncomfortably close after the editor of
the ..Great and good Tmes- Union"
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BALTIMORE, March 19.-An explosion
to-day at the works of the Baltimore
United Oil Co. resulted in the killing of
Jacob Hoffman. Edward Robinson was
fatally injured and Peter Conners and
Christopher Kurtz probably fatally in
iured. No damane was done to the
building